Sian Beilock, University of Chicago professor of psychology, shares with us what happens when we experience the dreaded performance anxiety.
Driving Directions:
The meeting room is located on the first floor but check in at the reception desk first which is located to the left as you enter the building. There is a parking garage next door.
Event Details
Sian Beilock, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago, is an expert on the brain science behind "choking under pressure" and the many factors influencing all types of performance: from test-taking to public speaking to your golf swing. Dr. Beilock will share with us what happens in our brain and body when we experience the dreaded performance anxiety. And what are we doing differently when everything magically "clicks" into place? Her research is supported by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education and her work is routinely covered in the media. Dr. Beilock was highlighted as one of four "Rising Stars" across all academic disciplines by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Her first book, "Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To," was published in 2010.
$30/person; includes light buffet, beverages and program
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Deadline: 9/12/2014
Program
6:00 PM-6:30 PM: Registration
6:30 PM-7:30 PM: Presentation and Q & A
7:30 PM-9:00 PM: Light buffet and beverages
Speaker Profiles
Sian Beilock (Speaker)
Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Chicago
http://sianbeilock.com/about.html
Sian Beilock is a psychology professor at The University of Chicago and one of the world's leading experts on the brain science behind "choking under pressure" and the many factors influencing all types of performance: from test-taking to public speaking to your golf swing.
Beilock received a B.S. in Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego and PhDs in both Kinesiology (sport science) and Psychology from Michigan State University. Her research is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation.
Sian Beilock's research is routinely covered in the media (e.g., CNN, New York Times, NPR, Wall Street Journal) and she was highlighted as one of four "Rising Stars" across all academic disciplines by the Chronicle of Higher Education in 2005 and chosen as one of twenty-five "Women to Watch" by Crain's Chicago Business Magazine in 2007.
Sian Beilock runs the Human Performance Lab (http://hpl.uchicago.edu/) at the University of Chicago.
Questions
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